Psychology 1000 Study Guide - Unconditional Positive Regard, Unconscious Mind, Hadley Cantril

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Terry Biggs

Document Summary

The concept of personality arises from human individuality and the observation that people behave somewhat consistently over time and across different situations. Personality the distinctive and relatively enduring ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that characterize a person"s responses to life situations: three characteristics of personality. Components of identity - distinguish that person from other people. Perceived internal cause the behaviors are viewed as being cause primarily by internal rather than environmental factor. Perceived organization and structure - the person"s behaviors seem to fit together in a meaningful fashion, suggesting an inner personality that guides and directs behavior. Personality traits characterize individuals" customary ways of responding to their world; enduring behavioral dispositions. The psychodynamic perspective: psychodynamic theorists look for the causes of behavior in dynamic interplay of inner forces that often conflict with one another, as well as unconscious determinants, freud"s psychoanalytic theory.